Yeungnam University (President Choi Oechul) held the opening ceremony and commemorative seminar for the ‘Parent Policy Research Institute’ on the 13th at the Cheonma Art Center of Yeungnam University in collaboration with the Ministry of Education. This event marked the official launch of the Parent Policy Research Institute, attended by academic experts including Jang Miran, Teacher and Parent Support Officer of the Ministry of Education, Hwang Ji-hye, Head of the Parent Policy Division, Kwon Seonhwa, Director of the National Parent Support Center, Professor Jeon Jesang of Kongju National University of Education, Professor Joo Dongbeom of Pukyong National University, and Professor Jeong Seongsu of Daegu National University of Education.
The Parent Policy Research Institute at Yeungnam University (Director Professor Kim Byungjoo) was finally designated last September through the Ministry of Education’s Humanities and Social Sciences Academic Research Support Project (National Research Foundation of Korea) as a ‘Problem-Solving Research Institute.’ Over the next six years (3+3 years), it will receive an annual research fund of 260 million KRW (130 million KRW in the first year) to conduct various research activities for foundational research and policy development in parent policies.
Attendees who finished the opening ceremony of the Yeungnam University Parent Policy Research Institute are gathered in one place for a commemorative photo.
At the commemorative seminar held alongside the opening ceremony, presentations and discussions were held on the theme of ‘Diagnosis and Development Directions of Parent Policies,’ covering the direction and tasks of parent policy research, the process and trends of parent policy implementation, the status and challenges of institutions promoting parent support policies, and research trends and tasks in parent policies. Designated discussions and open Q&A sessions were conducted for both on-site attendees and online participants via ZOOM, leading to in-depth discussions on the necessity and development directions of parent policies.
Director Kim Byungjoo of the Parent Policy Research Institute stated, “The Parent Policy Research Institute will take the lead in establishing the role of parents as educational stakeholders and creating an educational system to activate communication between home and school,” adding, “We will do our best to enable parents, teachers, and students to communicate together and bring about practical changes.”
Meanwhile, the Yeungnam University Parent Policy Research Institute, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, plans to focus this year on developing and distributing parent guidebooks tailored to children’s developmental stages in educational settings, promoting the ‘Together School’ campaign, and spreading a culture of communication through the operation of a digital platform. Through these efforts, they aim to prepare practical support measures that parents can directly experience.
Yeungnam University plans to continue systematic and stable research for establishing parent policies through the Parent Policy Research Institute and to build a healthy cooperation model between home and school.
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